“Students need to be able to help themselves more.” We recently heard this from the Vice Principal of Teaching and Learning at a state school that we work with. “In a perfect world,” she said, “our schools would be already using coaching with our students.”

At the end of last summer, Laura Megaw delivered St George’s first ever in-house BE Programme, followed by the BE Remix. She was delighted with the uptake from our Sixth Form students, with both coaching programmes being over-subscribed with a waiting list for places. Here are her top tips for launching a student coaching programme.

How do we want to be as a family? This question, though simple, is the foundation of a tool that we call a Partnership Agreement. Learn how to use it to deal with the stresses up lockdown, and come out a more connected family.

You are a hat person. You are an anything you want to be person. You need to get out of your own head and just wear the hat.

At the end of our Anatomy and Journey coaching courses, we often get asked the question, “What books should I read next?” The simple (and not so simple) answer—everything.

Coaching is often thought of as a relationship between two people. But using a coaching approach on ourselves is a practical way to adopt self-care practices that go beyond bubble baths and back bends.